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PERMISSION TO REPRINT articles from MISSING LINKS is granted unless
specifically stated otherwise, PROVIDED: (1) the reprint is used for
non-commercial, educational purposes; and (2) the following notice
appears at the end of the article: Written by [author’s name, e-mail
address, and URL, if given]. Previously published by Julia M. Case
and Myra Vanderpool Gormley, CG, Missing Links, Vol. 6, No. 1, 3 January
2001. RootsWeb: http://www.rootsweb.com/

Marion, I don’t usually get excited about new sites, but this one
is an exceptio n. From this one site, you can access just about anything
genealogy related. I keep finding places I haven’t found before, and
I have been surfing for over 2 years. Check it out. Hope to see you
at next meeting.

Just Genealogy Links & Chat http://www.100megsfree.com/gen/

Thanks to Roberta for this handy link.

Company B Newton Rifles CSA Survivors

The Conyers Newspaper of August 29, 1891, published a listing of the
survivors of Company B, CSA, known as the Newton Rifles. The officers
of the unit when organized were: Capt. Joseph A. Stewart, 1st Lieutenant
John James Wingfield Glenn, 2nd Lieutenant L. A. Edwards, Jr. 2nd
Lieutenant M. F. Crumley,

The men whose names were astericked were not shown in the Roster of
Confederate Soldiers (Ga. R 973.7458 Ros). There were different spellings
of the names in that listing in some instances. We have chosen the
most likely correct spelling. There were others who were not included
in the newspaper article; and, of course, there were those who did
not survive.

The unit served throughout the war and was with General Robert E.
Lee when he surrendered at Appommattox Courthouse in Virginia on April
9, 1865. The unit was especially hard hit at the Battle of Cold Harbor,
Virginia on June 27, 1862 when twenty of their number were killed
or wounded. Sixteen of the original members were listed as being on
hand at the surrender at Appommattox.

Rockdale Heritage History Book
Still Available

The Heritage of Rockdale County , the history authored and edited
by members of the Rockdale Genealogical Society, remains in print
and available. How long copies will remain available is questionable.
They are being purchased daily. Copies are on sale for
$58.25 from
the Nancy Guinn Memorial Library. They make wonderful gifts
for
birthdays and anniversaries. They make a great coffee table conversation
starter. Just place your copy where it can be noticed and your visitors
won't become bored.

1917 Conyers Census Found and Copied

Your editor has completed reprinting the census of the City of Conyers
of 1917. This is available in the Nancy Guinn Library for your use
in your genealogical research. This census was taken by the churches
of Conyers and printed in the Conyers Times of January 19, 1917.
This census lists only the white people of the City of Conyers. It
does not include the people living in Rockdale County outside of the
city limits of the City of Conyers.

The first five pages are an index shown alphabetically. It shows the
names of all individuals living in households by their street of residence.
The second five pages are the listing as it was shown in the original
listing in the Conyers Times of January 19, 1917. The original listing
provided the church affiliation of each individual. This listing does
not duplicate that information. The microfilm of the newspaper will
provide that information if it is needed.

The original listing was grouped by streets. Some of those groupings
included more that one street. The streets included in multiple groupings
are as follows:

Milstead Ave. etc. includes Glade St., Rosser St. to North Main

East Ave. etc. includes Institute St., North St., West Rosser St.,
McCord St., to East Ave.

South Green St. includes Oakland Ave., Scott St., Travis St. Scott
St. and M. M. Almand St. (?)

The other streets are shown per the households grouped for the one
street.

This census has not been posted on the web site maintained by your
editor. If you feel that it would be helpful to have this information
available on the web, you may sign on to the Rockdale Forum and post
a message requesting that it be made available. The URL is at: <http://www.customforum.com/rockdalecounty>.

Salem Baptist Church Records to be
Available

Salem Baptist Church is located just north of Hightower Trail in the
area of Rockdale County which was originally Walton County when that
county was formed in 1818. The church dates to 1820. It is one of
the oldest churches in Rockdale if not the oldest. Markers in the
cemetery date to 1825.

The records of the church have been obtained by the Nancy Guinn Memorial
Library. Copies have been made and volunteer workers are busy preparing
them for binding so that they can be placed on the shelves for researchers
to use.

The records include membership listings and minutes of the business
meetings. The latter are very useful in providing information regarding
the day-to-day lives of the members during the early days of the area.
This information is rather negative since it usually delt with the
transgressions of members and the actions taken by the church to correct
such behavior. Members were brought before the chuch to answer charges
leveled against them. It makes interesting reading to note the seriousness
to which such behavior was regarded at the time with contrast to the
present day.

One area that was disapointing was the lack of information on the
Civil War era. During 1864 when the war came to Rockdale the church
simply held no meetings and noted such. The war was not mentioned.
Obviously, many of the men of the church were away fighting.
The records need to be indexed in order for them to be effectively
used for research since the records will require two or more volumes
to hold the extensive collection of information. This may be a future
job for your editor. (presently underway)

One particular item of interest that was noted was the mention of
sister churches in the area. Some were mentioned at much
earlier
dates than the dates which have been previously used as the date of
origin for them. Some of these churches will be pleasantly surprised
to learn of this documentation which supports a much earlier date
for when these churches were begun.

This is a great acquisition for our library. It will be used and reused
by visitors to the library.